Question

How many periods of time, each 1/3 of an hour long, does a 8-hour period of time represents

Answer 1

Hello!

We’ll begin by finding the number of periods in 1 hour. Using the given fact that each period is 1/3 of an hour, we can create and solve the following equation:

1 ÷ $\frac{1}{3}$ = 3

We have now proven that there are 3 periods in every hour. We are now asked to find the number of periods in 8 hours. Using the fact that there are 3 periods to one hour, we can create and solve the following equation:

8 × 3 = 24

We have now proven that there are 24 periods of time in 8 hours.

I hope this helps!